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    Expressing "to float" with 飘 (piāo)

    Description & Modification
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 飘 + 在 + Location

    Explanation

    飘 (piāo) means "to float" or "to drift," describing something moving lightly through the air or on water. It evokes a gentle, graceful motion, such as clouds drifting in the sky or leaves floating in the wind.

    Examples

    • 几片白云在天空中慢慢地飘。

      jǐ piàn báiyún zài tiānkōng zhōng mànmàn de piāo.

      A few white clouds drift slowly across the sky.

    • 秋天到了,落叶在风中飘。

      qiūtiān dào le, luòyè zài fēng zhōng piāo.

      Autumn has arrived, and fallen leaves drift in the wind.

    • 一股饭菜的香味从厨房飘了过来。

      yì gǔ fàncài de xiāngwèi cóng chúfáng piāole guòlái.

      The aroma of cooking drifted over from the kitchen.

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